Manufacturing Engineer
Company: Precinmac
Job Ref: # 2494079
Date Posted: 11/12/2025 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Chicopee, MA
Description
Go to end ⇓- Member of the engineering team and key contributor to New Product Introduction (NPI) with a focus on manufacturability, process capability, and determining future improvements.
- Ensure all processes, components and systems meet AD&S customer requirements and expectations.
- Review and interpret product design information (design input), available 2D drawings, GD&T, 3D electronic models and other product specifications in order to develop and propose the most suitable machining / production process.
- Consider and select all tooling and fixturing that will be required for the production. Assist with the design and participate in making of needed fixtures and set up components.
- Deliver annual cost savings using lean manufacturing tools to reduce variable costs, improve efficiency, create flow, and increase throughput.
- Determine and specify capital equipment upgrades and automation solutions to manual or semi-automated tasks and processes.
- Provide direct technical support to the shop floor to troubleshoot and resolve various manufacturing concerns.
- Provide engineering support to various supporting processes and systems such as Preventive Maintenance.
- Lead cross-functional teams through 8D Root Cause and Corrective Actions to resolve internal and external non-conformances.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Absolutely MUST have a minimum of three to five years of recent experience in a Manufacturing Engineer role in a Machine Shop / Machining Company that supports the Aerospace, Defense, or Space markets.
- Hands-on machining experience. The ideal candidate started their career as a CNC Machinist and then grew into an engineering role.
- Previous experience with Mazak and Matsuura milling and mill-turn machines is ideal. Previous experience in the manufacture of blades and vanes is highly desirable.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical Engineering or similar.
- Proficient knowledge and application of precision measuring instruments and the application of such instruments. Instruments should include but not limited to calipers, ID and OD micrometers, depth gages, and indicators.
- Able to read and interpret AD&S part blueprints, models and specifications with an understanding of GD&T.
- Lean manufacturing certification and experience applying lean tools to drive improvement with an ability to provide detailed project examples inclusive of quantitative results.
- Project management skill set.
- Previous formal training and certification in 8D problem solving and internal auditing.
- Proficiency in Solidworks with an ability to design conceptual work cells and plant layouts is helpful but not required.



























